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The secret museums of Sofia

By Bulgarian Fairy Tale
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Overview

Sofia has so many museums, that the locals don’t even know for their existence. In this walking tour, the guide will tell what happened here millions of years ago and will lead you through the historical periods, through Аncient times, Мiddle ages, Кingdom era, and Socialistic era.

Join the untypical city tour to have a bigger picture of Sofia, that never sleeping beauty.

Activity location

  • Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski
    • bul.Tsar Osvoboditel 15,
    • 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski
    • bul.Tsar Osvoboditel 15,
    • 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTickets for all museums
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratitudes (optional)

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The tour will start with Sofia University, which is the oldest one in Bulgaria. Inside you’ll visit 3 different museums – for the university, for the Mineralogy and for the Palaeontology, where you can find sea creatures, that lived together with the dinosaurs, mammals like Deinotherium, a strange elephant, that lived in Bulgarian lands 20 million years ago, tusks from Mastodons and Mammoths, and a lot more.
Battenberg Mausoleum
  • 10m
The mausoleum of the Bulgarian king Alexander von Battenberg, who was elected when the Bulgarian constitution was made.
Vasil Levski National Stadium
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Inside is the Museum of the sport - the history of the Bulgarian achievements.
Museum-House Ivan Vazov
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the house of the patriarch of the Bulgarian literature.
House Museum PK Yavorov
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the house of Peyo Yavorov, the famous symbolic poet.
Slaveikov Square
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the house of Slaveikov - father and son, who were poets.
Nikola Vaptsarov House Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the flat of Nikola Vaptsarov, a famous poet of realism.
Earth and Man National Museum
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the museum for minerals and fossils, made by donations.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski
    • bul.Tsar Osvoboditel 15,
    • 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESofia University Saint Kliment Ohridski
    • bul.Tsar Osvoboditel 15,
    • 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

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